Adverb Clauses An adverb may be a single word such as quickly‚ here or yesterday (see the page Adverbs)‚ or a phrase such as the day before yesterday or to see my mother (see the page Adverb Phrases). However‚ adverbs can also be clauses‚ containing a subject and a full verb. This page will explain the basic types of adverb clauses (sometimes called "adverbial clauses") and how to recognize them. Adverbs‚ adverb phrases‚ and adverb clauses Look at these sentences: I saw the movie yesterday.
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Relative Clauses - Exercises 1. Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original. You must use a relative pronoun. a. I bought a house. It was advertised in the local paper. b. Mary works in our office. Her husband is a plastic surgeon. c. Venice is a wonderful place. We spent our last holiday there. d. He showed us how to create a computer-based game. It was very interesting. e. I’ve just finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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IDENTIFYING PROSE ❖ Prose’s Purpose : To entertain the readers ❖ There are several features of prose that make it unique from other forms of writing. In this story of Little Clause and Big Clause‚ These are: 1. Written using paragraphs 2. Contain dialogue 3. Fiction 4. Can be accompanied by graphics (charts‚ photos): in some source‚ I found that there are pictures of Little Claus and Big Claus‚ in order to make it more interesting and entertaining. ❖ Forms
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are always containaining at least one verb. Sentence is now lately called clause. Futhermore‚ a clause that consits of one verb is called simple clause and a clause that consits of more than one verb is called complex clause. To complete the meaning of a sentence‚ the elements object (consists of noun or noun pharase)‚ complement‚ and adjunct (place) should be added because some verbs needs complementations to make the clause makes sense. However‚ there are some verbs that do not need complementations
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR Relative Clauses RELATIVE CLAUSES INTRODUCTION There are two types of relative clauses: 1. Defining relative clauses 2. Non-defining relative clauses DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES These describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. The boy who was playing is my brother. Defining Relative Pronouns SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE For people Who Whom/Who Whose That That For
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Adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun by telling what kind or which one. Examples: For Tom‚ fame is the only reason for writing. (What kind of reason?) The lamp on Tom’s desk was a Christmas gift. (Which lamp?) COMMON TYPES OF PHRASES Adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb‚ an adjective‚ or adverb by pointing out where‚ when‚ in what manner‚ or to what extent. Examples: Wanting to impress Sue‚ Tom planned to make reservations at an expensive
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word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence. Kinds | Functions | Examples | Coordinating conjunction | A coordinating conjunction is a single word that joins words‚ phrases‚ and clauses of equal grammatical construction. Coordinating conjunctions also join complete sentences‚ i.e.‚ independent clauses. These conjunctions also imbue equal grammatical weight‚ or rank‚ to the joined elements.F – forA – andN – nor B – butO – orY – yetS – so | knives and spoons (noun & noun)‚ run or shout (verb
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requirements to form a valid contract other than offer and acceptance‚ that are‚ intention to create legal relation and consideration. What is consideration? It can be describe as being something which represent either some benefit to the person making a promise or some detriment to the person to whom the promise is made. The term consideration is given to the subject that is exchanged in a contract.1 It is a fundamental prerequisite in English contract law. 2 The courts has explained the consideration
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met my wife. A. what B. where C. which D. that 2. Simon is the man _________ Mary loves. A. who B. which C. whom D. A&C 3. My wife‚ _________ is a doctor‚ works at Community Hospital. A. who B. which C. whom D. that 4. Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified. A. what B. which C. who D. where 5. She is the one _________ I told you about. A. what B. which C. whose D. who 6. Those _________ had studied hard passed their exams. A. what B. which C. who D
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Noun Clauses A NOUN CLAUSE is a group of words with a subject and a verb WHO WHEN WHOM You can recognize a noun clause by one of the relative pronouns or adverbs that begin the clause A noun clause consists of three components: A relative pronoun or adverb A subject A verb Noun clauses function like Uses of Noun Clauses After some verbs and adjectives To include a question in a statement (embedded questions) To report what someone has said or asked Noun clauses
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